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Maybe papists want the kids to be born ,so that they will be available for \\"future use\\". \\"The dioceses were encouraged to issue reports of their own based on the surveys that they had completed. The Report found accusations for sexual abuse against 4,392 priests in the USA, about 4% of all priests.\\" http://www.bishop-accountability.org/reports/2004_02_27_JohnJay/index.html

dear friend the word papist has been used through the ages from many saints and fathers of the Orthodox Church. and until today from several bishops and priests p.e. metropolitan Hierotheos Vlahos,metropolitan Seraphim of Piraeous,metropolitan Joseph of Proikonissa etc so,you have to accuse them.

Well, Steven, as indicated by further quote from the article, it sounds like he is seeking to cousel her privately. But when a public figure publicly states that their church does not have a drfinite and settled teaching on abortion, it would be right for the shepherds of said church to correct that figure publicly.

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I think what the problem here is that there is the appearance that Communion is being withheld for political as opposed to spiritual reasons (as was pointed out earlier). However this is often the case with the Latins and shouldn\'t come as a big surprise. It\'s common to hear the threats against prominent politcal figures but I often wonder if any \\"Joe/Jane Q. Publics\\" recieve similar threats. Also it strikes me as a little out of line to accuse the Latins of doing this to somehow get a new supply of children to abuse or what ever else. We Orthodox have failed to protect many children from abuse by clergy (not that ours was to the level of theirs) so we should be wary of what we say. I agree that abortion needs to be stood against, as it seems does the RC church. The question is how to do so properly.

Well... people WILL say whatever they like. Whether or not it stays visible on the forum is another matter.

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